Manchester Art Gallery

George Cornwall Legh, MP

Philip Westcott, 1815 - 1878



George Cornwall Legh, MP

Philip Westcott 1815 - 1878

Summary

A three-quarter length, frontal portrait of George Cornwall Leigh, MP, dressed in a black suit and standing with his right arm on his hip, his left hand resting on a rock to one side. There is a rural landscape setting of open fields to the left, and a rocky outcrop to the right.


Object Name

George Cornwall Legh, MP

Creators Name

Philip Westcott

Date Created

1850 (engr)

Dimensions

unframed: 142.5cm x 111.7cm
framed: 163.2cm x 132.3cm

accession number

1967.109

Collection Group

fine art
British
painting

Place of creation

England

Support

canvas

Medium

oil paint

Credit

Gift of Thomas Agnew and Sons Ltd

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